It's Been Buggin' Me

All the way back in 2022 I bought a set of Arthropods which I finally built and painted in 2023 (see earlier posts). When I finished them, I kept thinking to myself that one was missing.  After looking around for it for a bit, I wrote it off as a false memory.  WRONG!

Last week while looking for something different to paint, I came across the long lost little bugger in a bag with a bunch of other minis that I haven't gotten around to dealing with yet.

So behold Arthropod #4; assembled, painted, and positioned on a custom base I made for said creature.  It looks quite menacing.  Rally the troopers!  "Everybody fights.  No one quits."

Lady Bug...Killers

These little ladies are Starship Trooper Vixens by Rebel Miniatures.  I'll add them to the rest of collection: their male counterparts, the exo-suit units, and the bugs too! *(See earlier posts.)  I guess you could say "I'm doing my part."  With their completion,  I'm keeping to the Sci Fi Movie theme this month and have started on a set of Sucker Punch girls.  Pics to follow.

Hot Metal

While on vacation in Florida (temps in the 90s), I decided to spend some time in the AC and get a few miniatures painted.  All 10 of them are made of metal (which is unusual for me to want/have).  I plan to use all of them with my growing Starship Troopers collection.

The 1st group is a set of 4 Corsair Scouts.  Two are equipped with flamethrowers and 2 with rocket launchers.  I got these guys from Khurasan Miniatures several years ago.  I thought they were cool looking but wasn't sure what I'd do with them.

Group 2 is a set of 3 Cougar Exosuits.  These guys are produced by Rebel Minis.  Each suit has a rotary cannon and a Firestorm Missile Launcher. One suit has a flamethrower and another has a javelin launcher.

The 3rd set is made up of Grizzly Exosuits (also made by Rebel Minis).  Each suit has a jump pack, a rotary cannon and a Firestorm Missile Launcher.  In addition, 1 suit has a flamethrower and another has a javelin launcher.

All in all there is a ton of armor and firepower here to make this group completely bad a$$ on the gaming table.  Bugs beware, you've been put on notice.

Pest Problem

I finished up four major "Uglies" this week; a Rancor Beast and three Arthropods.  I took my good old time with them and am pleased with the outcome for the most part.  

The big guy got a little darker than what I originally wanted, but I kind of like it better this way.  He is a 3D print I bought on Etsy from Wargames 3D.  Great pose, good print, easy to assemble, nice price.

The "Bugs" I've talked about in several previous blog entries.  They were a pain you-know-where.  Assembled, painted up, and given custom bases ( I made them out of Crayola Model Magic), they didn't turn out too badly.

All-in-all it was a fairly good productive week.  Take a gander at the images.  I hope you like them.

Whiskey a Oh Oh

The structure is a Technolog kit that I had built as a firebase a few years back. I had the image in mind of Outpost Whiskey from Starship Troopers.  It didn't go quite the way I planned so I made it more of an abandoned outpost.  Bored last night, I dug out my Mobile Infantry (from Mongoose Publishing) and ordered them out to said firebase just in time to get overrun by da bugs.  Sorry guys.  My bad.

The "bugs" are still a WIP.  I  hope to finish them next week.  Waiting in the wings is a Rancor Beast all primed and ready to go.  Check out the pic.

Totally Psyched

I came across a few items which I was totally psyched about the other day while surfing the net.  The first is a new line of miniatures from Prodos Games.  They are putting out Mutant Chronicles Warzone Resurrection miniatures.  The stuff looks terrific and I can't wait to get my hands on some.  I got the Prince August 80 pack of Warzone Mutant Chronicles minis awhile back and am still putting some together.  Very pumped about this!  Check them out  here:  Mutant Chronicle Miniatures

I am a big fan of Judge Dredd.  Mongoose Publishing is putting out a Judge Dredd miniatures game.  It looks like it will have expansion packs as well.  This has to go on my Christmas list with the gazillion other miniatures related items!  Here is the link if you want to check it out:  Judge Dredd  While they are at it, I would really love if they put out a new Starship Troopers line again!

The last thing that I saw and was majorly taken with was the WH 40K Dark Vengeance set.  Dark Angels vs. Chaos Forces...who couldn't love this?!  Gotta put this on the "I need to hit the lottery to have it" list for now.  The price tag is just a little too rich for me.  Having said that, you do get a lot of figures for the money.  See for yourself:  Dark Vengeance

With limited funds and a growing number of sets still needing to be assembled and painted, I think getting any of these items in the near future is unlikely...but a man can have his dreams can't he?!